# NTSB CHI82IA015: Douglas DC-10, N156US, Minneapolis, MN, November 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1981
- Place: Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 102 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82IA015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82IA015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0024  81/11/17   MINNEAPOLIS,MN      DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0  9  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1515                    N156US              PX-  0  0 93                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MINNEAPOLIS INTL
        OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINNEAPOLIS,MN              DETROIT,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: FAN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- NO 7 FAN BLADE ON THE NO 3 ENG FAILED FM FATIGUE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N156US](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N156US-2002-04-30), registration cancelled 2002-04-30, S/N 46765, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-10-40](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-10-40) (registry code 3023508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (registry code 52050, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Minneapolis Intl

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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